A do-nothing government. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a do-nothing government. From Dictionary.com.
How can Democrats in Congress avoid the "do-nothing" label?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2007] Reference
Also tonight, the do-nothing Congress earning a title or two. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2008] Reference
Will the jokes accusing him of a do-nothing record really stick?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2009] Reference
For years she was a very sick woman, a victim of do-nothing ailments. From Wordnik.com. [Civics and Health] Reference
But work is a relative term for what's being called a do-nothing Congress. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2008] Reference
"SNL" spoofed the leader of the free world as a sort of do-nothing president. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2009] Reference
The do-nothing approach may sound both far too cynical and far too optimistic. From Wordnik.com. [What If We Do Nothing?] Reference
The later Merovingians, accordingly, are often known as the "do-nothing kings.". From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
YELLIN: ... accusing John McCain of having a do-nothing track record on energy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2008] Reference
CAFFERTY: The do-nothing Congress, Wolf, down there in your city is at it again. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 7, 2006] Reference
Mr. KAINE: And you know what's worse than a do-nothing minority party in Congress?. From Wordnik.com. [DNC Chairman Kaine Kicks Off Fall Campaign] Reference
BLITZER: Monday, Ed Henry looks at what critics charge is our do-nothing Congress. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2006] Reference
An editor has aptly termed the do-nothing condition as a self-inflicted confinement. From Wordnik.com. [Civics and Health] Reference
And Glenn, don ` t forget that a do-nothing Congress is not necessarily a bad thing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2006] Reference
They want to shed the "do-nothing" label that Democrats are trying to stick them with. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2006] Reference
A week of Dunbury calm and sweet do-nothing had sufficed to make him undeniably restless. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wings A Romance of Youth] Reference
CRIST: When President Truman was president, he called the Congress the do-nothing Congress. From Wordnik.com. [Florida's Crist Dealt Blow Over Offshore Drilling Ban] Reference
There's a measure by which -- which you can look at them at in terms of a do-nothing Congress. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2007] Reference
Before dethroning the last feeble "do-nothing," Pepin sought the approval of the bishop of Rome. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
ROBERTS: No, you and I have seen do-nothing Congresses and this isnt one of it, to put it mildly. From Wordnik.com. [Congress Has 4 Weeks To Try To Get More Done] Reference
Plus, Democrats, Republicans, a White House power play and what critics call a do-nothing Congress. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2006] Reference
And the do-nothing Democratic Congress that preceded this one is the reason they're not in place today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2009] Reference
JOHN ENSIGN (R), NEVADA: We saw in the 2006 elections that the Democrats railed against a do-nothing Congress. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2007] Reference
He's not the villain the insane Right says he is, nor is he the do-nothing turncoat the insane Left says he is. From Wordnik.com. [Tina Dupuy: The Enthusiasm Gap or He's Just a President] Reference
So, here's the question: What do Democrats in Congress need to accomplish in order to avoid a do-nothing label?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2007] Reference
And the president skewered as a do-nothing leader, not by conservatives, but by the comics at "Saturday Night Live.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2009] Reference
Get rid of the do-nothing approach to our economic problems, and put somebody in there who is going to fight for you. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2008] Reference
And he's banking on this memory loss to propel his elitist, do-nothing party back into power in the November midterms. From Wordnik.com. [Andy Ostroy: GOP Golden Boy Boehner's Dark Economic Prognosis Is About as Fake as His Freakishly Dark Skin Tone] Reference
People are busy getting angry at our do-nothing leaders on both sides of the aisle as we prepare for the fall elections. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. Peter M. Wallace: A Basket of Summer Fruit (And the Potential for Spoiling): What God Thinks of Societies That Fail the Poor] Reference
"The freedmen are seeking for work, no matter what kind, but the white refugees are the most do-nothing set I ever saw.". From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
CAPUTO: I would take an ambitious agenda in a heartbeat to address what was a do-nothing administration for eight years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2009] Reference
Our do-nothing Congress, yes, they are right now, is about to take the summer off without it seems passing an energy bill. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2008] Reference
As part of our "Broken Government" series this weekend, Ed Henry takes a closer look at the so-called do-nothing Congress. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2006] Reference
I can't even bring myself to learn the names of all the "new"/"old" incoming heads of do-nothing, know-nothing committees. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2006] Reference
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